Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Titanium Metals Corp. Of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1972No. 25145PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation brought this patent infringement action against Titanium Metals Corp. of America, for infringement of U. S. Patent 3,072,982. The district court held that Titanium had infringed the patent, but rendered judgment for Titanium on the ground that the patent is invalid for obviousness, under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Westinghouse appeals. We affirm.
The patent pertains to a step in the process for transforming a first arc-cast ingot of reactive metal such as zirconium, having a contaminated surface and lacking homogeneity and soundness, into a clean,…
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- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Titanium Metals Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1969
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